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    The Des Moines Women's Club, founded in 1885 as the women's club movement swept through the United States, today serves the Des Moines community by providing...
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    Sherman Place 1877–1977: the home of Des Moines Women's Club, by Katherine Love. Des Moines, IA: Des Moines Women's Club. pp. 20. Vogel, Carol (May 7, 1999)...
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    and U.S. Senator for Iowa for 18 years. She was active in the Des Moines Women's Club and served as the 10th president from 1895 to 1896. She and her...
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    Collection of the Des Moines Women's Club". The Midwestern. 3: 45–56. Patchin, Calista (1907). "New Home of Des Moines Women's Club". The Midwestern....
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    Callanan Home after her death). She was the second president of the Des Moines Women's Club. Callanan suffered an accidental death in 1901 after her carriage...
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    interest in the welfare and advancement of women, She organized the Des Moines Women's Club and served as its first president. Margaret Abigail Cleaves was...
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    the Hoyt Sherman Place house museum. In 1914 she paid a visit to Des Moines Women's Club which was located in Hoyt Sherman Place, her childhood home. An...
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    historic Hoyt Sherman House. Florence Carpenter, a member of the Des Moines Women's club, was on the Hoyt-Sherman building committee in 1923 when the club...
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  • built. 1884 - Capital City commercial college founded. 1885 - Des Moines Women's Club founded. 1886 - Iowa State Capitol built. 1888 - William Lytle...
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    at Plymouth Church for 35 years. Martha Frisbie was a member of Des Moines Women’s Club and presented many speeches on literature and religion. She was...
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  • Thumbnail for Cora Bussey Hillis
    attended Sylvester Larned Institute. In 1887 Hillis helped found the Des Moines Women's Club, and she raised money for the organization by giving lectures on...
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    living in Des Moines, Reverend Safford was an active member of Des Moines Women's Club from 1899 to 1910. Mary Collson was among the clergy she mentored...
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  • Thumbnail for Flora Dunlap
    allow women the right to vote. Dunlap was an active member of Des Moines Women's Club from 1907 to 1926. In 1917 and 1918, Dunlap maintained the position...
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    many years Hoyt Sherman Place has served as the headquarters for Des Moines Women's Club. The house and theater are now under the management of the Hoyt...
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  • Thumbnail for Ella Hamilton Durley
    time as secretary. In 1885 she became a charter member of the Des Moines Women's Club. She served as president of the club in 1891-1892. In October 1886...
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  • Friendless Children in Des Moines. Mrs. Elizabeth Mann, a member of the Des Moines Women's Club is credited with starting the Home for Friendless Children in Des...
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  • Thumbnail for Des Moines, Iowa
    of the 20th century, encouraged by the Civic Committee of the Des Moines Women's Club, Des Moines undertook a "City Beautiful" project in which large...
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  • Thumbnail for List of women's clubs
    members,: 91  not including any African-American women's clubs. Des Moines Women's Club, founded in 1885, Hoyt Sherman Place NRHP listed Iowa Federation...
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  • Thumbnail for Mary Madison
    member of the St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Alpha Kappa Alpha, NAACP, Des Moines Women's Club, The Links, Interfaith Allegiance of Iowa, Questers and Women's...
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  • Thumbnail for Woman's club movement in the United States
    programs that are meant to be attractive to younger women. The Des Moines Women's Club established in 1885, continues to support the community today with...
    94 KB (9,755 words) - 09:59, 1 September 2024